95. Sounds of Action! The Stubborn Optimist's Playlist Vol. 1
Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
Persephonica
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🗓️ 1 April 2021
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to the very first Volume of The Stubborn Optimist’s Playlist!
Every week on the podcast we feature an artist who is thoughtful about the role of art and artists in the climate crisis. This week, we celebrate all the artists we have had on the show so far with 2 separate volumes for your listening enjoyment!
So without further ado, Vol. 1.
Enjoy the music!
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The Stubborn Optimist’s Playlist Vol. 1:
(4:12) Ellie Goulding - Speaking
(5:18) She Drew The Gun - Trouble Every Day
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(8:37) Blackout Problems - Dark
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(12:14) Jelani Blackman - Pretty World
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(15:42) Toukan Toukan - Konowoulen
(19:49) Billy Bragg - King Tide and The Sunny Day Flood
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(22:49) Robert 3D Del Naja - Speaking
(25:01) Massive Attack ft. Christiana Figueres - Eutopia
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(28:32) Gaeya - Contact
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(32:32) Cosmo Sheldrake - Speaking
(34:15) Cosmo Sheldrake - Cuckoo Song
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(36:56) Nick Mulvey - Begin Again
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(41:54) Baaba Mal - Leke
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(44:44) AURORA - Speaking
(46:00) AURORA - The Seed
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(50:43) Millie Turner - Underwater
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(54:34) Ayoni - The Patriots
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(58:47) Too Many T’s - Speaking
(01:01:18) Too Many T’s Not Enough Bees
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(01:04:50) OK GO - All Together Now
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(01:09:18) Aaron Taylor - Get Through This
(01:12:06) AJR - Speaking
(01:14:02) AJR - Burn The House Down
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Outrage and Optimism, I'm Tom Rivick-Karnak. |
| 0:16.0 | I'm Cristiana Villedas. |
| 0:18.0 | And I'm Paul Beganson. |
| 0:22.0 | For many people around the world, Easter is a spiritual time and after a year of lockdown |
| 0:28.0 | that still persists in many places and the continuing issues around climate, security and public health, |
| 0:34.0 | we all probably need some time for reflection. |
| 0:38.0 | Hmm, I hope our listeners will take time to fuel your souls. |
| 0:44.0 | The mind needs a rest. |
| 0:46.0 | You know, music plays such an important part in telling the story of each generation. |
| 0:51.0 | And we created this podcast to make more people both aware but also committed to climate action. |
| 0:57.0 | This is what can and must find our generation. |
| 1:01.0 | So let me sing. |
| 1:03.0 | Yes today is history. |
| 1:06.0 | And tomorrow is a mystery. |
| 1:08.0 | Today is a gift. |
| 1:09.0 | That's why it's called the present. |
| 1:11.0 | Well Paul, thanks very much for those heroic efforts. |
| 1:15.0 | I'm so glad we have other musicians on the show that we don't necessarily have to rely exclusively on your beautiful musical talent. |
| 1:27.0 | Yeah, no, I couldn't agree more. |
| 1:29.0 | I look forward to that. |
| 1:31.0 | Now, from my part, I just bug how the music artists that we've talked to and listened to have enriched our soul and our show by touching the lives of our audiences. |
| 1:43.0 | Truly, I have gotten so much good feedback on the music part of our show. |
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